Graduate Academic Catalog 2016 - 2017

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Graduate Academic Catalog 2016 - 2017 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Old Testament, M.A.

Required Courses (60 Units)

Foundations

BIB 715 - Elementary Hebrew I 3 Units
BIB 716 - Elementary Hebrew II 3 Units
BIB 720 - The Church and God's Mission in the World 3 Units *
BIB 725 - Biblical Interpretation I 2-3 Units
BIB 750 - Biblical Theology I 1.5-3 Units **
MIN 705 - Mentoring/Connecting 1 unit *
MIN 750A - Cross-Cultural Encounter: Los Angeles 1.5 Units or
MIN 750D - Cross-Cultural Encounter: San Francisco 1.5 Units
THEO 705 - Christian Thought 2-3 Units

Expanding the Base

BIB 717 - Intermediate Hebrew Exegesis 3 Units
BIB 718 - Advanced Hebrew Exegesis 3 Units
BIB 726 - Biblical Interpretation II 2 Units
BIB 752 - Biblical Theology II 1.5-3 Units **
BIB 756 - Old Testament Backgrounds 3 Units
MIN 760 - Practicum Assessment and Discernment 0 Units
HIST 716 - The Evangelical Anabaptist Story 3 Units or
THEO 760 - Evangelical Anabaptist Confessions of Faith 3 Units or
HIST 718 - North American Religious History 3 Units
THEO 730 - Discipleship and Ethics 2-3 Units *

Practicing the Theory

Choose one:

COUN 724 - Interpersonal Communication 2-3 Units
MIN 732 - Church Educational Ministries 3 Units
MIN 740 - Preaching I 3 Units or
MIN 742 - Preaching for Contemporary Listeners 3 Units
MIN 793A - Supervised Ministry Experience I 1.5 Units and
MIN 793B - Supervised Ministry Experience II 1.5 Units

Capstone Learning

BIB 790 - Senior Seminar 3 Units * or
BIB 799 - Thesis 3-6 Units or
MIN 799 - Thesis 3-6 Units *
MIN 770 - Ministry Discernment 0 Units *

Electives

Old Testament courses 6 Units
Free electives 4.5-7.5 Units

Note:

*Course must be FPU Biblical Seminary course.

**At least one biblical theology course must be FPU Biblical Seminary course.